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NP here and so what?  Sadly, [b]the demographics tend to show the school's ability[/b].  Are you saying we should all want to go to Wheaton Regional instead of Whitman because it is more diverse even though the drop out rate is higher, the test scores are lower and there are more police calls/arrests there?  If we prefer Whitman, we are racist?

I want my kids to go to the best school with kids that want to be there and learn.  That get good grades and test scores.  Families that take it seriously.  I would send my kid to a 99% hispanic school if it was the highest rated, but guess what?  There aren't any.  [/quote]

No, they don't. The demographics show the school's demographics. Of course, if you want to define "best school" as "school with the highest test scores" or "school with the most affluent, most educated families" (which basically comes out the same), then yes, Whitman is the best school. But that doesn't say anything about the teaching, which is an integral part of school quality in my definition.

By the way, for 2013-2014,

Whitman: 17 police calls, 0 arrests, ~1,900 students
Wheaton: 12 police calls, 0 arrests, ~1,400 students[/quote]

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